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| Ryder Community Food & Stuff Pantry |
The Ryder Community Food and Stuff Pantry had their grand opening on Nov. 14, 2015 during the Ryder Community Club’s annual bazaar. The people attending the bazaar were able to get a first-hand look at the items in the pantry and learn a little more about it. The pantry had to be government inspected in order to be open to the public and that is in the works with all the paper work sent off.
The pantry is located in a room in the Ryder Community Center (Ryder Gym) and Kathy Kimball is the lady in charge. You can contact her by calling her at 701-578-5876 or writing her at P.O. Box 61, Ryder, ND, 58779. She is available after 4:00 p.m.
This project was started by Kathy Kimball as she saw a community need with all the new people coming here from out of state. Many of these newcomers had to leave everything behind to find work and this will help them in the transition of moving to a new place. The food pantry is also here to help area folks who are down on their luck and need a helping hand.
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| Ryder Community Food & Stuff Pantry |
You may also borrow from the pantry. Let’s say a person is in the middle of planning a supper meal and find they are out of milk or a canned vegetable, you will be able to call Kathy to borrow the milk or food item and she will open the pantry for you and it will save you a trip to a grocery store. If you are able, then you may replace the milk or food item that you had borrowed.
The pantry has a freezer that is going to be put in place and they are now looking for a fridge for milk and those types of items that need to be kept cold.
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| Ryder Community Food & Stuff Pantry |
If you have donations of food items or other things, you can drop them off at the two churches here in Ryder and there are also drop off boxes in the post office. The pantry can use all non-perishable food items and can also use bath and kitchen items such as: soaps, towels, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, tissues etc. The Western Prairie Cluster gave a generous donation of food and money to help the Food Pantry get off to a good start.
Once again for more information or if you have need of food items call Kathy Kimball on her cell phone at 701-578-5876 after 4:00 p.m. as the pantry will be opened by request. The Food Pantry and Stuff is for anyone in the community who needs a helping hand.
